Attorney of Tampa

The Gasparilla Cookbook

Description

Originally published in 1961, this timeless cookbook has become a regional classic with its melding of Spanish, Italian, Greek, Cuban, and Southern influences. The Gasparilla Cookbook is a winner of the Southern Living Hall of Fame Award and the Walter S. McIlhenny Hall of Fame Award given to community cookbooks with sales over 100,000 copies.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-12
Summary: "Great Gift for Cookbook collectors"

I was given this cookbook when I had a baby by a friend who also brought me a meal which had the "Country Captain" chicken recipe from page 137. She was kind enough to note her favorite recipes in the cookbook. After I tried them, I am now venturing out to other interesting recipes in the book. I love it!

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-02-13
Summary: "Very cool, with alot of interesting recipes"

If you are looking for a break from the quick fix meals so popular of late, this is a fascinating look at Florida cuisine of the 1960's. I currently have no kitchen, so I just drool when I read the recipes here. I'm dying to try the different jams, jellies, and relishes especially. Definitely a slow food cook book.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-01-30
Summary: "The best cook book for all receipes."

I have had the Gasparill cookbook since 1968. The pages are well worn and my book is taped togather. My husband loves the lemon pie receipe on page 256. I have made it with other fruit also and it is still good.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-12-07
Summary: "Favorite Cookbook of Mom's from Childhood"

This is my favorite cookbook of my mothers from my childhood. As a kid, I remember being awed by the pirate on the cover when she would bring it out. My favorite recipe to make is "Mrs. Jamerson's Chocolate Fudgies" -- they are heavenly little soft chocolate cookies with pecans that melt in your mouth and are easy to make for holidays and potlucks. The Banana Bread recipe is a classic in our house also.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-03-20
Summary: "Florida and Cuban recipes"

As a young boy, I spent my summers on Boca Grande Island. My Grandmother often used this book. There are recipes from great Tampa cooks and from local restaurants - the most notable being the Columbia in Ybor City.
The introductions to the chapters bring back Florida as it was before air conditioning and the influx of northerners, "When we were children, the Gulf beaches were a lonely outpost where the white shell roads were rippled like washboards, and one drove to neighboring towns for groceries, ice, and drinking water". A great book.